David T. Burton was born on April 9, 1816 in South Carolina, probably in or near Spartenburg. In 1849 or early 1850 he married Cassandra E. (Moore?) born circa 1832 as they were listed together in the 1850 South Carolina census and the first of their six known children was born about 1851. There are many indications that Cassie's maiden name was Moore, but no proof. In the 1860 census a Rebecca Moore, age 70, was living with them. She appears to be a strong probability for Cassie's grandmother. Also very close to them, in Spartenburg in the 1850 census, lived a David W. Moore age 45 who was a merchant and tanner. With him was his wife Mary C., age 30 and their four children. They seem excellent prospects for Cassie's mother and father.
Also living with the Moores were five "Boarders" including a W. C. Burton (age 30) a clerk and James M. Burton (age 27) a harness maker. The other three boarders were a clerk, a harness maker and a saddler. David T. was also listed as a clerk and an agent in 1850. However in the 1860 census, after the elder Mrs Moore had moved in, he was listed as a merchant. In December of 1863 David was included as a member of the "Soldiers' board of Relief". The board had distributed over $28,000 beside food and clothing to families of Confederate soldiers who were gone for the Civil War. David and his brother (cousin?) enlisted in the Confederate Army. David and his family migrated to Whitney, Texas sometime after 1865, but before 1870. David, Cassie and four of the children, Margaret, Samual, Nancy and Charlie were listed in the 1870 Texas Census. At that time and in the 1880 census David was listed as a merchant. Before that he was the postmaster for Towash, a small town a few miles from Whitney. In addition Cassie was shown as a hotel keeper in 1880. I strongly believe they came to Texas shortly after the Civil War, as the post war period was very hard on former white citizens and soldiers of the Confederate States of America. David died August 6, 1888 at Whitney and is buried there in the Bethleham cemetry.
She married Samual Edwin Burton, whose family had also migrated to Texas from Spartenberg, S. C., some time between 1865 and 1870.
Mary and Sam were married in Archer City Texas* on May 22, 1858. They had 6 children, Stella Mae, Cassie, Fred Jack, Vera Edna, Charles Alvin, and Samual Ray. Mary Bell died December 23, 1935.
Wilhelm Daut was born in Germany, in the Gotha area of Saxony as were his
children. The first written record of this branch of the Daut family found,
was the passenger list of the ship Colombia. The Colombia sailed from
Liverpool, England with 282 passengers and arrived in New York city on the
19th of July in 1852. The ship's passenger records show the Daut family,
Wilhelm aged 46, Wilhelmine aged 22, Heinrich aged 15, Fredrick aged 13,
Johann C. aged 12 and Tobias aged 10.
Even Wilhelmine along with her father Heinrich, and brothers Fredrick and
Johann had their occupation listed as carpenters. The records also stated
that they had came from the village of Obermoellrich in Germany and their
destination was Wisconsin.
Eight years later, the 1860 United States
census of Milwaukee, Wisconsin shows Wilhelm aged 54, with Heinrich aged 19
and Tobias aged 17 still living at home. However, also living with him in
1860, was a wife, Martha aged 42, Lucinda aged 18 and Edmond aged 11.
Wilhelm, Heinrich and Tobias are listed as farmers and Lucinda is listed as
a domestic and Edmond attending school.
All available evidence points to Martha as Wilhelm's second wife and
Lucinda and Edmond as stepchildren. They were not on the ship with Wilhelm
and his children. Martha, Lucinda, and Edmond are obliviously English names. Martha would have only been 12 years old when Wilhelmine was born and Fredrick stated in the 1970 U.S. census that his mother was born in Hamburg, Prussia (Germany).
The Wisconsin state census for 1955 shows 9 people in the DAUT household and states that 7 of them foreign born. Therefore we must assume that Wilhelm was a widower and Martha was a widow. The indication is very strong that they were married between 1853 and 1855 in the United States and that Lucinda and Edmond (Both born before 1852) were her children from another marriage. Lucinda was 10 and Edmond was 2 when Wilhelm arrived in the United States so they would almost have to be the 2 members of the household (1855 census) who were born in the U.S..
Fredrick Christian Daut
Fredrick immigrated to the United States at the age of 13 along with his
father, sister and three brothers in 1852.
Fredrick is listed in the 1870 census of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is listed
with his wife Elisebeth and daughters 8 year old Louisa and 2 year old Elenor
. Fredrick is listed as 31 years old and Elizabeth as 26. So we must assume
he was about 22 and she was about 17 when they married. Both girls were born
in Wisconsin. Fredrick was a saloon keeper at the time the census was taken
on June 15, 1870.
By the 1880 United States Census they were living in Montague in Muskegon
County where Fredrick was a carpenter. By then two sons had been added to
the family, Henry Albert age 9, born in Wisconsin on February 6, 1872, and
Arthur J. who was born circa 1875 in Michigan. Elenor was 17, still living
at home and working. The three younger children were in school.
Fredrick
and his family had moved to Michigan in 1872 (In the 1884 Michigan state
census the family said they had lived in Michigan 12 years). On the tenth
day of May 1882 Fredrick purchased the southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section twenty four in the township of White River in Muskegon
county for one hundred and fifty dollars. For some reason, on May seventh
1884 he mortgaged the property. On the twenty fourth of September 1887 the mortgage was foreclosed and the
property was sold at public auction.
Except for one son, Henry Albert who moved to Texas, the fate of the family
is still unknown. The foreclosure was the last recorded information found
about the entire family except for Henry. Henry left home after a bitter
disagreement with his father and never returned. It may well be that he kept
in touch with his mother though, as he listed her as the beneficiary of a
$500.00 insurance policy he bought in 1901 when he joined the "Woodsmen Of
The World" in Arp Texas.
Louisa Daut
Louisa was born circa 1863 in Wisconsin. Probably in Milwaukee
where her parents were living in 1870. In the 1880 census she was still
living at home with her parents and was a seamstress by occupation.
Elinor Daut
Elinor was born circa 1869 in Wisconsin. Also, probably in Milwaukee where
her parents were living in 1870. In 1880 she was listed as being at home,
going to school.
Henry Albert Daut
Henry was born on the February 6, 1872 in the state of Wisconsin.
The only thing he ever told about his earlier life was that he and his
father had a serious argument that caused him to leave home forever and
never (as far as known) try to contact his family.
Henry's next known residence was in Greenville Texas around 1900. By 1901
he had moved to Arp Texas where he joined the "Woodsmen of The World", on July 13,
1901 and named his mother as beneficiary on his life insurance policy. Henry met May Belle Goodwin in Magnolia, Texas just before she moved to Hill County. After a courtship by mail, they were married on Oct 4, 1903. They had one son, Wheeler Neil, born Sept. 13, 1906
Henry continued working as a carpenter and contractor in Montgomery, Texas and the surrounding area until his advancing age made it difficult for him to do the heavy labor. From then, until he died, he worked in Mrs Winslow's used furniture and antique store restoring and repairing furniture.
Henry died February 1, 1948 and is buried in Montgomery, Texas.
Arthur Daut
Arthur was born circa 1876 in Michigan, probably in Montage, Muskegon county.
He was the fourth child and the second son of Fredrick and Elizabeth.
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JOHN C. EATON
John was born in 1772 and died in 1842. He married first (?) and second, Elizabeth "Betsy"
Marsh. Elizabeth was born in 1798 and died in 1860. John came to Texas before the Texas
Revolution and staked a claim along the Brazos River as part of the Robertson Colony. The
Spanish refused to recognize his claim and he left. He next showed up in Nacogdoches (second
trip?) where he and wife Betsy joined the Old North (Union) Church in early 1838. And were
dismissed by letter in May 1838. There he met and contracted with Richard Sparks to survey
some land. After Richard was killed by indians, John and Betsy returned to Tennessee leaving the others
behind. Their youngest grandson went with them and all three of them died within months of
each other in Tennessee
JOEL CALVIN EATON
Joel was born in 1797 and died in 1827. He was married to Elizabeth Hart. They had at least 6
children, Alfred, John C., Nancy, Joel, Samual Hart and George. Sometime after they had moved
to Nacogdoches County, Texas, Joel died. After Joel died, Elizabeth remarried to a man named
Heath and they had two daughters named Sarah and Elizabeth.
(George W. Melton, also of Nacogdoches County, married Sarah Heath in 1849 and she died
shortly afterward. Then he married her sister Elizabeth Heath in 1850.)
JOHN C. EATON
John was born circa 1819 in Tennessee. On September 18, 1842 John married Cincinnatta
"Cynthia" Caroline Melton, the sister of George W. and Jeptha Melton in Nacogdoches County
(Later Rusk County). Cynthia and John had five sons Joel, George, James C., Thomas, and John
"Johnny" C..
After Richard Sparks will was probated, John received Richard's blacksmith tools for payment
of grandpa's survey work and became a blacksmith. Later in the census he was called a grain
merchant. After John died in September of 1852, Caroline married Richard Magee on. May 17,
1854.
JOEL EATON
Joel was born in 1842 in Rusk County, Texas. He married Ida (?) and they had 1 known child,
Laura. In 1850 he was living in Smith County. By 1871 he had moved to Collin County, Texas.
GEORGE EATON
George was born in 1844 in Rusk County, Texas. He married Lucinda V. Jeffries on May 18,1865
and they had at least two children, Frank and Wesley. By 1871 he had moved to Benton, Arkansas
JAMES C. EATON
James was born in 1846 in Rusk County, Texas. In 1855 he moved to Rains County with his
mother and stepfather Richard Magee. By 1870 he had moved to Smith County, Texas and was
living there with his brother Joel.
THOMAS EATON
Thomas was born in 1850 in Rusk County, Texas. In 1855 he moved to Rains County with his
mother and stepfather Richard Magee. In 1871 he was still living in Rains County
JOHN "JOHNNY" C. EATON
John was born in 1852 in Rusk County, Texas. In 1855 he moved to Rains County with his mother
and stepfather Richard Magee. In 1872 he married Armenda "Mandy" E. Melton1. They had 9
children including, Florence E., G. Carl, F. Walter, Lillie, Quille, Wesley, Harvey, and Cal. In 1900
they were still living in Rains County, Texas.
NANCY EATON
Nancy was born in 1820
SAMUEL HART EATON
Samuel was born in 1823.
GEORGE EATON
George was born in 1825 in Tennessee. He married Tempe Ann Cooper on January 6, 1848.
His wife (2nd.?) in the 1870 census was Louisa. She was born in 1828 in Virginia. He had at
least 7 children including Tempe, Jeff L., George2, Ida, William A., Eva, and Thomas. With
them in 1870 was 25 years old James Eaton.
ALFRED EATON
Alfred was born in 1826. He married Jane Cooper on December 12, 1850.
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Mary Jane was born, the daughter of John Harris Garrett and Susan Jane Moore on October 24, 1857 in Georgia. She had siblings Benjamin, John H. Morgan, James Robert, Franklin A., J. Charles and Georgie. John Harris' first wife was Harriett Moore, the sister of Susan who had Amanda E., Stephen Mack and Silas Austin
Mary Jane married William Jonas Milam in Fayette County, Texas on January 3, 1881
and they had seven children, Harry Lee, Lucy Ann, William Harris, Edwin (Ned) Bufford, Charles C., James (Jim) B. and Mantie Mae. She died on December 23, 1936 of and is buried in the Shilo Cemetery near Prairie View College.
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Obadiah Goodwin was born November 5, 1850 in Alabama, the son of William Henry Goodwin and Mary Presley, in Jefferson County, Alabama. Obadiah married Armenda "Ella" Connicey Elizabeth Posey on February 7, 1875 in Jackson County, Alabama and they had seven childern, William Henry, Mary Lillian, May Belle, Philmer H., Ollie D., Minnie Rose Lee and Bleven. Dyer migrated to Texas about September of 1892. Ella and the children came six month later, arriving on February 8, 1893 after three days of travel on the train.
During the Civil War at the age of 15, Dyer was a messenger boy and took messages from camp to camp for the Confederate Army. After getting married, Dyer made his living in two ways, primarly as a farmer and secondly as a mobil general store or as it was called by the less educated "a wagon peddler".
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William Martin Hickman and his older brother, Henry Morris Hickman were thought to be born in Alabama. Another source gives William's birthplace as the little town of State Line, Mississippi. They came to Marshall, Texas, about 1880 by themselves, William was 12 years old and Henry was 18. Their father had been dead about 12 years and their mother about 3 or 4 years by then. Since Henry brought 12 year old William with him, to Texas, it seems he must have taken the responsibility for raising William after their mother died. They both later moved, near Alba, a small town at the county line of Rains and Woods counties.
He married Ida Lenora Magee on August 19, 1900 in Rains County Texas. Then they moved to the community of Ginger where the other four children, Burin, William, Fanny and Marzee were born. William was a farmer and a typical example of the farmer of the time who rented his farm. They lived at Winsboro from at least 1901 until 1910 where four of the eight children, Johnny, Lonnie, Ethel and Mittierene were born. In 1910 they moved to the little community of Ginger where the other four children, Burin, William, Fanny and Marzee were born.
Although nothing is really known first hand about William's and Henry's family background, some information was found on an old Kansas City Life Insurance Co policy application filled out by Henry on November 10, 1917. Their father was born circa 1800 and died in 1868. Their mother was born circa 1831 and died in 1876. They had one brother who died as an infant and one born cira 1855, who died in 1907. They had three sisters. One born circa 1844 and died at the age of 45 in 1889.
The other 2 sisters visited him sometime between 1916 and 1920. They were thought to live in Louisiana at the time. One of the visiting sister's name was Mary Loper and she had daughters Mary and Minnie.
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Richard Sr., the son of John and Bethany Scott Magee, was born on April 30, 1804 in the Natchez Territory of Mississippi. In 1823 he married Rachel Smith in Rankin County, Mississippi. She was born on June 29, 1804, the daughter of John and Catharine Smith
Richard arrived in Texas in December of 1840 where he was given a class 4 land grant of 640 acres in Rusk County of the Nacogdoches County.
Rachel died about the end on 1849 or early 1850. Richard married a second time in Rusk county on May 17, 1854 to Cynthia Caroline (Melton) Eaton. Cynthia was the widow of grain/grocery merchant, John C. Eaton
Richard and Rachel had 5 children, born in Mississippi, William Lenord, Eli Edwin, Telitha Ann, Saliana Ann, and Jason Germain and 2 born at Henderson in Rusk County, Texas, John LaFayette and Texan Seymore. Richard and Cynthia had 4 children, Richard Jr., Elisha, Nehimiah and Rachael C..
Richard was a County Commissioner for Rusk County in 1845, 46,47,48,49,51, and 1855. His name was one of the three on the papers for the creation the town of Henderson. Rusk County was formed from part of Nacogdoches County in 1844. Richard also owned and operated a water mill powered cotton gin on his Rusk Co. plantation. He was also part owner and the Captain of the paddle wheel steamboat "General Rusk" on the Sabine River.
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Cynthia was born circa 1827 in Alabama. She first appears in Nacogdoches County in 1841 where the "Old North Church" (Also called Union Baptist) records show Caroline and Mr Melton (but not which Mr Melton) were received by letter in November 1841.
On September 18, 1842 she married grain/grocery merchant, John C. Eaton, in Nacogdoches County(Later Rusk County). John and Cynthia were married in September of 1842 and had five sons, Joel, George, James C., Thomas, and John "Johnny" C.. John Eaton died on September 18, 1852
On May 17, 1854 Cynthia married the widower Richard Magee Sr. in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas. He was a steamboat captain, planter, county commissioner and cotton gin owner. Richard already had 6 children, Eli Edwin, Telitha A., Salina A., Jason, John, and Texan Seymore, by his first wife Rachel Smith. Richard and Cynthia had four children, Richard Jr., Elisha, Nehimiah, and Rachael.
After Richard died on October 15, 1869 she continued to farm for a while then moved in with her youngest daughter, Rachael. Shortly after that she moved to Indian Territory where she died in 1882 and is buried near Venita, Oklahoma.
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William Jonas Milam was born April 5, 1858 in Alabama (The Mobile area?), the son of William R. and Samantha Brooks who lived in Alabama, until after the Civil War.
On January 11, 1881 William Jonas married Mary Jane Garrett on January 3, 1881 in Fayette County, Texas. Mary Jane was born on October 24, 1857 in Atlanta, Georgia. They lived in Weimer, in Colorado County, Texas for the first 10 years or so of their marriage. The first 4 children were born there and the other 3 were born in Waller County, Texas. William and Mary Jane raised seven children, Harry Lee, Lucy Ann, William Harris, Ned (Bufford?), Charles C, James (Jim) B, and Mantie Mae.
After moving to Waller county and settled in the Pine Island community where he bought ninety eight and one half acres, on September 23, 1893, and begin farming. He slowly added more land until the farm totaled 246 acres.
Jonas died on December 6, 1935 and Mary Jane died a year later on December 23, 1936 of Pneumonia. William Jonas and Mary Jane are both buried in the Shiloh Church cemetery.
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Elisha L. Pennington was born on February 25, 1825 in McDonough County, Illinois. He was the son of Riggs Pennington who was born 28 August 1786 in Tennessee and Johanna Osborne of North Carolina. The family came to Texas in 1837 and settled in Independence, Texas.
He married Martha Trimmer June 11, 1846. They had 4 children, Elisha, Nancy J., Mary E., and H. William. Martha died in 1855 in Washington County, Texas. He married again on November 6, 1856 to Rebecca Jane Bowers.
He and Rebecca had 10 known children, John Wesley, Robert Osborn, Martha (Mattie), Benjaman Franklin, Arthur A., Joannah (Jodie), Albert, Alberta, Isabell (Bell) and Matilda (Tilda). He and Rebecca are both buried in the Wallis, Texas cemetery.
Son, John Wesley married Francis Permelia Jordan and they had Mamie, Chalista, John Francis and James Elisha.
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